Washington, District of Columbia Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

Date: 1861 to 1865
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Surname/tag: US_Civil_War

Washington, District of Columbia Resource Page for WikiTree:

US Civil War: War Between the States Project

• US Civil War: War Between the States Project Page
• US Civil War: War Between the States Project Resource Page

The Federal City nearly quadrupled in population and was overrun with soldiers during the Civil War. Train tracks criss-crossed what is today The National Mall (used as a cattle depot), a canal ran past The White House where Constitution Avenue now exists, and the city stank to high heaven, particularly in malarial summers. President Lincoln ordered the continued construction of both the Washington Monument (half-done and the quarry went dry) and oversaw the fitting of a new (today's) Capitol Dome halfway through the war.

(Will source shortly...) Jones-29956 10:32, 3 February 2015 (EST)

Contents 1 Free Sites 1.1 Union 1.2 Confederate 2 Paid Sites 2.1 Union 2.2 Confederate 3 Categories Existing on WikiTree 3.1 Washington, DC POW Camps 3.2 Cemeteries 3.3 Units 4 Cemeteries 5 Conflicts in Washington, DC 6 Flags 7 Maps 8 Medals 9 Museums 10 Timeline of Events in Washington, DC 11 Sources 11.1 Footnotes

Free Sites

Civil War Home Page

Union

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Grave Registration

Confederate

Paid Sites

American Civil War Database Annual Membership $25, visitor pass $10. I haven't used this site, so cannot review.

Fold3 Annual Membership, $79.95. Coupons and discounts are available online for certain groups, including veterans. An Ancestry site. Has many military record images (not all), census records. Navagation/searches can be difficult. Record images are very good. 7 Day Free Trial could be used if you amass a number of searches and complete them at one time. NOTE: Check the project page for members who are willing to do a look up based upon their membership.

Union

Camp Barker Other Contraband Camps (especially near present day U Street, NW)

Confederate

Categories Existing on WikiTree

Washington, DC POW Camps

Old Capitol Prison. With the start of the Civil War in 1861, the Union repurchased the building to use as a prison for captured Confederates, as well as political prisoners, Union officers convicted of insubordination, and local prostitutes. Many people arrested following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were also held here.

Cemeteries

Units

Cemeteries

National Parks Service records search for national cemeteries.

VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Conflicts in Washington, DC

The Battle of Fort Stevens (New York regiment kept Confederate cavalry from holding Connecticut Avenue (also River Road and Nebraska Avenue?); President Lincoln nearly lost his head... Jones-29956 10:32, 3 February 2015 (EST)

Flags

Maps

Civil War Battle Maps, listed by state

Medals

Museums

Timeline of Events in Washington, DC

Sources

Footnotes